Template:PAGENAMEBASE/doc

This is a documentation subpage for Template:PAGENAMEBASE.
It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.
To view the template page itself, see Template:PAGENAMEBASE.

This template uses Lua: Module:String

Description

This template returns the current {{PAGENAME}} minus (text in parentheses) or the final set of parentheses where more than one set exist.

On page	Renders as
Chiton (genus)	Chiton
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (album)	Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)	Sweet Dreams
Stadion der Freundschaft (Frankfurt (Oder))	Stadion der Freundschaft

Can also pass an optional page parameter:

• {{PAGENAMEBASE|foo (bar)}} → "foo"
• {{PAGENAMEBASE|foo bar}} → "foo bar"

It is not to be confused with {{BASEPAGENAME}}, which is a magic word that strips subpages, not parentheses.

Usage

1. {{PAGENAMEBASE}}
2. {{PAGENAMEBASE|page}}

History

From wikipedia:Template:PAGENAMEBASE. #Description is adapted from wikipedia:Template:PAGENAMEBASE/doc#Usage.